Outcome of necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections

• Published in: Surgical infections Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 443
• Main Authors: Gunter, Oliver L, Guillamondegui, Oscar D, May, Addison K, Diaz, Jose J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2008
• Subjects: Adult; APACHE; Emergency Medicine; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Length of Stay; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Skin Diseases, Infectious - epidemiology; Skin Diseases, Infectious - mortality; Skin Diseases, Infectious - physiopathology; Soft Tissue Infections - epidemiology; Soft Tissue Infections - mortality; Soft Tissue Infections - physiopathology; Surgical Procedures, Operative - adverse effects

Management of necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections (nSSTI) remains difficult, and the mortality rate has been high. We hypothesized that management of nSSTI by an emergency general surgery (EGS) service would improve outcomes. Retrospective review of EGS patients with idiopathic nSSTI and com...